Neuro Anatomy 4 - Cranial Nerves Flashcards
Which aspect of the brain are the cranial nerves visible on?
Ventral aspect
Which of the cranial nerves are sensory alone?
Olfactory (CN I)
Optic (CN II)
Vestibukocochlear (CN VIII)
Which of the cranial nerves are motor alone?
Oculomotor (CN III) Trochlear (CN IV) Abducens (CN VI) Spinal Accessory (CN XI) Hypoglossal (CN XII)
Which cranial nerves are mixed?
Trigeminal (CN V)
Facial (CN VII)
Glossopharyngeal (CN IX)
Vagus (CN X)
Where does the olfactory nerve (CN I) enter the CNS?
Many tiny nerves which hang off the olfactory bulb
Where does the optic nerve (CN II) enter the CNS?
At the optic chiasm
Where does the oculomotor nerve (CN III) originate?
Anterior aspect of the midbrain
Where does the trochlear nerve (CN IV) originate?
Posterior aspect of the midbrain
Name of the nerve that can be seen as a large root at the lateral aspect of the pons?
Trigeminal nerve
Which 3 cranial nerves emerge from the pontomedullary junction from medial to lateral?
Abducens (CN VI), Facial (CN VII), vestibulocochlear (CN VIII)
Which 3 cranial nerves emerge from the lateral aspect of the medulla from anterior to posterior?
Glossopharngeal (CN IX)
Vagus (CN X)
Spinal Accessory (CN XI)
Which cranial nerve emerges from the medial aspect of the medulla?
CN XII (hypoglossal)
What direction do all the cranial nerves exit from the brain?
what are the 2 exceptions to this rule?
Anteriorly
CN IV = posteriorly
CN VIII = laterally
What are cranial nerve nuclei?
Places were the CNs synapse before moving out/ coming into deeper parts of the brain
What are the names of the groups of efferent nerve cells that send their axons into cranial nerves?
Motor nuclei
What are the names for the groups of nerve cells upon which the sensory neurones of the cranial nerves synapse?
Sensory nuclei
Where are the soma of the sensory nerve cells of cranial nerves found?
In ganglia outside of the CNS
What is the only sensory modality that does not synapse in the thalamus prior to reaching the cortex?
Olfactory nerve (CN I)
What is the cranial nerve nuclei name for the olfactory nerve?
Olfactory bulb
Where is the primary olfactory area in the brain located?
Medial aspect of the temporal lobe
What do the olfactory nerves pass through before synapsing with the olfactory bulb?
Cribriform plate
What do action potentials pass along between the olfactory bulb and primary olfactory area?
Olfactory tract
In the brainstem, how are the sensory and motor regions situated in comparison with each other?
Motor regions = medial
Sensory regions = lateral
What is the name for the small swellings in the roof of the midbrain involved in vision and hearing?
Colliculus
what part of the brainstem is the nucleus for CN III located?
Upper Midbrain
What part of the brainstem is the nucleus for CN IV located?
Lower Midbrain
What part of the brainstem is the nucleus for CN VI located?
Mid Pons
What part of the brainstem is the nucleus for CN XII located?
Lower pons to medulla
What are the name of the nuclei for the oculomotor nerve (CN III)?
What nerve modality leaves from each?
Edinger-Westphal nucleus (parasympathetic to spincter pupillae) Oculomotor nucelus (somatic motor to levator p.s., ST, MR, IR, IO)